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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

There is a good
news for people who like various night modes. With the latest Insider Preview
build featuring references to a work-in-progress dark mode, Microsoft is finally
adding a dark mode to File Explorer on Windows 10.

Windows 10's
dark mode is an awesome feature that allows people to switch most apps and
system elements into a darker theme, which is easier on the eyes, and looks
awesome. Unfortunately, the dark mode in Windows 10 has been rather
inconsistent in where it is applied; when dark mode is enabled you can find it
in most system apps, a few third party apps, and a few system elements. However,
it was always missing from the File Explorer.

But this problem
won't be lasting for long time, because Microsoft is trying to bring support
for dark mode to the File Explorer on Windows 10. It's the full, fat, Win32
File Explorer, and it's getting the dark mode treatment. Early References of this new dark mode can
be found in the latest Redstone 5 Insider build, but it isn't fully enabled in
that branch yet. Microsoft is working on this feature internally.

Once
ready, enabling dark mode in File Explorer is done with the system-wide toggle
found in the Windows Settings app, which makes all your other apps dark too.
The screenshot above is of an early version of dark mode in File Explorer,
which maybe change before it's finalized.

Coincidentally, the source code of WebKit shows it seems that Mac OS 10.14 is also going to support the true night mode.